
C Palace vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League
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Liverpool edge Crystal Palace, cut Manchester City's Premier League lead
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Liverpool cut Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 49': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 2. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 61': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Will Hughes.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 81': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 3. Fabinho (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+3': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Liverpool 3.
Game Information
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,002
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+17 | Arsenal | 13 | 30 | 1 |
+20 | Manchester City | 13 | 29 | 2 |
+17 | Liverpool | 13 | 28 | 1 |
+13 | Aston Villa | 13 | 28 | 3 |
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 10 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
8 | SHOTS | 14 |
5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
328 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
431 | Passes | 576 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
12 | Crosses | 19 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
60 | Long Balls | 74 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
13 | Tackles | 7 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
10 | Interceptions | 9 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
25 | Clearances | 11 |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
6 | Marc Guehi |
16 | Joachim Andersen |
3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
2 | Joel Ward ![]() |
12 | Will Hughes ![]() |
15 | Jeff Schlupp ![]() |
23 | Conor Gallagher ![]() |
14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
22 | Odsonne Édouard |
7 | Michael Olise |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andy Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
17 | Curtis Jones |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
9 | Roberto Firmino ![]() |
20 | Diogo Jota |
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
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